SQUAMOUS CELL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does squamous cell mean? 

• SQUAMOUS CELL (noun)
  The noun SQUAMOUS CELL has 1 sense:

1. an epithelial cell that is flat like a plate and form a single layer of epithelial tissue

  Familiarity information: SQUAMOUS CELL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SQUAMOUS CELL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An epithelial cell that is flat like a plate and form a single layer of epithelial tissue

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("squamous cell" is a kind of...):

epithelial cell (one of the closely packed cells forming the epithelium)

 Context examples 

A technique used to help determine the stage (extent) of melanoma and certain squamous cell cancers.

(Microstaging, NCI Dictionary)

It means there are abnormal squamous cells in the tissue that lines the outer part of the cervix.

(ASC-H, NCI Dictionary)

A squamous cell carcinoma that arises from the anterior two-thirds of the tongue.

(Anterior Tongue Squamous Cell Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Alteration in the expression of this gene is associated with development of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas.

(MIR98 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene is involved in the regulation of gene expression and plays a tumor suppressor role in head and neck and squamous cell carcinomas.

(MIR98 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene is involved in the regulation of gene expression and plays a role in the development of squamous cell and breast carcinomas.

(MIR205 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

A squamous cell carcinoma with minimal stromal invasion.

(Microinvasive Squamous Cell Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Representative examples include squamous cell carcinoma, adenoid cystic carcinoma, and mucoepidermoid carcinoma.

(Anterior Tongue Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Alteration in the expression of this gene is associated with development of oral squamous cell carcinoma.

(MIR193A wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene is involved in the regulation of gene expression and plays a role in the development of glioblastoma multiforme, non-small cell lung and squamous cell carcinomas.

(MIR137 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)